Hole In The Cup

Written By Daniel Zajic

HOLE IN THE CUP

  • 1½ oz. / 45 ml. tequila blanco

  • ¼ oz. / 7.5 ml. absinthe

  • 1 oz. / 30 ml. pineapple juice

  • ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. fresh lime juice

  • ¾ oz. / 22.5 ml. simple syrup

  • 2 slices cucumber

METHOD
add all ingredients to shaker tin / add ice and shake until chilled / fine strain into a glass over crushed ice (or serve “up” in a coupe as originally designed) / garnish with cucumber ribbon, mint bouquet, and optional Tajín

ABOUT
This cocktail, originally served up, was created by Lauren McLaughlin (@cloudcoterie) and is found in Sasha Petraske’s “Regarding Cocktails.” She came up with it after trying to riff on Sasha’s Gordon’s Cup. This one went off the beaten path, but became a true crowd pleaser. Cheers y’all!

Daniel Zajic
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